Jaguars Notebook: Turnover, drop for tight end Marcedes Lewis

Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis runs for extra yardage after a David Garrard pass in the first quarter on Monday night against Tennessee.

Tight end Marcedes Lewis, who looked like a strong contender for the Pro Bowl in the first five games, had a tough second quarter Monday night.

He helped kill the team's last two drives of the second quarter, dropping a third-down pass and then fumbling on the 10-yard line in the final minute.

The Jaguars were trailing 14-0 and faced a 3rd-and-4 on their 19 when David Garrard barely got the ball off before taking a big hit from Will Witherspoon. The hit knocked Garrard out of the game and Lewis dropped the ball. The Jaguars punted, leading to a Titans field goal.

Trent Edwards replaced Garrard and started a drive on the Jaguars 30 with 2:03 left. The Jaguars moved to the Titans 10, but Lewis fumbled the ball after catching a pass and the Titans recovered.

"The helmet hit my elbow and I fell on it and the ref called it a fumble," Lewis said.

Young sharp before injury

Vince Young came into the game with a 58.7 passer rating against Jacksonville, the lowest of any quarterback who has ever thrown 150 or more passes against the Jaguars.

But he was sharp on the opening drive, passing for 61 of the 79 yards in the Titans' touchdown drive.

Before Young left the game with a sprained knee on the second drive, Young was 3 of 5 for 61 yards.

Fisher does it again

Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher likes to point out it's been 11 years since he called what was then Alltel Stadium as one of his home fields after beating the Jaguars three times in the 1999 season, including the AFC title game.And Fisher has stopped needling the Jaguars the way he has in the past.

But he still has a knack for beating the Jaguars, especially in pivotal games.

Since the start of the 2005 season, the Titans' record is one game better than the Jaguars. Yet the Titans have won six of the last eight matchups.

Ticket update

Monday night's game didn't result in additional ticket sales.

The Jaguars announced they distributed 63,625 fans compared to 63,636 for the Denver opener, 63,256 against the Eagles and 63,111 for the Colts. None of the Jaguars' home games have been blacked out.

Cox surprisingly inactive

Cornerback Derek Cox was supposed to return to the starting lineup Monday night. Instead, he was inactive with a hamstring injury even though he was listed as probable on the injury report.

It is unusual for a player to be listed as probable and not play. David Jones replaced Cox.

Coin toss streak over

The team that won the coin toss had won the first six Monday night games. The Jaguars ended that streak.

They won the toss and elected to defer to the second half. The strategy didn't work — the Titans took the opening kickoff and drove for a touchdown.

Playing from behind

It was not a good omen for the Jaguars when the Titans scored first and led at the half.

The Jaguars are now 39-88 when the opponent scores first, 33-73 when they trail at the end of the first quarter, and 27-87 when they trail at halftime.

Roster moves

The Jaguars signed cornerback Chevis Jackson to replace safety Anthony Smith, who was traded to Green Bay for a conditional seventh round pick on Sunday.

Jackson has played 41 games with four starts since entering the league as a third round pick by Atlanta in 2008.

He was waived by the Falcons at the end of training camp. He has one career interception and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown against New Orleans in his rookie season.

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